ALBUM FEATURES RECORD BREAKING GLOBAL HIT “WAKA WAKA (THIS TIME FOR AFRICA)”

SECOND SINGLE “LOCA” CLIMBING CHARTS

NEW YORK, Oct. 19 /PRNewswire/ — On the heels of the momentous success of “Waka Waka (This Time For Africa),” a sold out tour, and her newly released single “Loca,” Shakira releases her 9th album, Sale El Sol / The Sun Comes Out, through Epic Records today, October 19th.

Sale El Sol marks a return to the eclectic approach that defined Shakira’s music and established her unique sound and style. The album, which Entertainment Weekly calls an “eclectic, adventurous mix,” has three distinct, yet interwoven styles of sound that explore Shakira’s roots from a new perspective. There’s the romantic direction as found on songs such as “Antes de las Seis” and “Lo Que Mas”, reminiscent of the intensity of some of Shakira’s earlier ballads; a rock and roll vibe on “Devocion” and title track “Sale el Sol” which has Shakira revisiting her artistic roots; and a Latin, tropical flare blending sounds such as Merengue and Reggaeton on “Loca”, “Rabiosa” and “Addicted to You”.

Shakira’s new bilingual LP is “full of idiosyncratic crossovers and hybrids, often tied to very specific places,” as described by the New York Times. On the new album, Shakira found herself “going back to basics.” “I’m very excited about the new album, because it reminds me of different eras and stages of my career,” she said. “It’s been quite interesting making it as well, I’ve been reconnecting with myself and with my sensibility. It’s very introspective, but also very joyful.”

Though the album stems from from Shakira’s retrospective center, she also calls on the inspiration of other artists, bringing in Puerto Rican sensation, Residente, from Calle 13 on “Gordita” for a hip hop twist, and cover’s The XX’s “Islands.” The album also includes the hit single “Loca” featuring Dominican artist El Cata and UK phenomenon Dizzee Rascal (on the Spanish and English versions respectively). Both the “Loca” video and album have already reached #1 on Latin iTunes.

The disc also features Shakira’s worldwide smash “Waka Waka,” the theme song for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, which turned into a global phenomenon, reaching Number One in sixteen countries. It sold over two million singles, making it the biggest World Cup song ever released. The official video has seen over 200 million YouTube hits, making it the Number Four most watched video of all time and the Number Three most watched music video. The track was also the soundtrack to Shakira’s 1Goal campaign for universal education.

Sale el Sol is the next chapter after 2009′s critically-acclaimed, dance-oriented She Wolf, which was the long-awaited follow-up to 2005′s groundbreaking one-two punch comprised of Fijacion Oral, Volume 1 and Oral Fixation, Volume 2—a pair of albums which combined to sell over 12 million copies worldwide and secured the young Colombian-born singer’s place among pop music royalty.

Over the course of her career, Grammy winner Shakira has sold nearly fifty million albums. She has four of the twenty top-selling hits of the decade, more than any other artist—including 2006′s unforgettable “Hips Don’t Lie,” the biggest-selling single of the 21st Century, which reached the Number One spot in an astonishing 55 countries.

Sale el Sol / The Sun Comes Out Track Listing:

1. Sale El Sol

2. Loca (Featuring El Cata)

3. Antes De Las Seis

4. Gordita (Featuring Residente Calle 13)

5. Addicted To You

6. Lo Que Mas

7. Mariposas

8. Rabiosa (Featuring El Cata)

9. Devocion

10. Islands

11. Tu Boca

12. Waka Waka (Esto Es África) – K-Mix

Bonus Tracks:

13. Loca (Featuring Dizzee Rascal)

14. Rabiosa (Featuring Pitbull)

15. Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) – K-Mix

Shakira is currently performing in the US. Tickets are available here

Dates for October include:

Tue, Oct. 19th, 2010 08:00 PM Arco Arena (Sacramento, CA)
Wed, Oct. 20th, 2010 07:00 PM Santa Barbara Bowl (Santa Barbara, CA)
Fri, Oct. 22nd, 2010 08:00 PM ORACLE Arena (Oakland, CA)
Sat, Oct. 23rd, 2010 07:30 PM Staples Center (Los Angeles, CA)
Mon, Oct. 25th, 2010 08:00 PM Honda Center (Anaheim, CA)
Fri, Oct. 29th, 2010 08:00 PM Allstate Arena (Rosemont, IL)

SOURCE Epic Records

Tickets Go On Sale Beginning May 7th Click here for tickets

LOS ANGELES, May 3 /PRNewswire/ — Shakira, one of the most exciting and successful global artists in recent history, with more than 214 global award nominations and more than 50 million albums sold worldwide, has announced her 2010 global tour and her highly anticipated return to North America. The Live Nation produced summer tour will visit New York’s Madison Square Garden on September 21st, Houston’s Toyota Center on October 8th, and the Staples Center in Los Angeles on October 23rd. In addition, the tour will bring her spectacular show to top arenas and a host of additional cities throughout the summer and fall. Additional dates to be announced soon.

Tickets for Shakira will be available here

Shakira has toured the United States just twice in her career, first in 2002 for the “Tour of the Mongoose” and again in 2006 for the “Oral Fixation,” Tour which grossed more than $100 million. The Washington Post raved about her 2006 tour saying, “Shakira doesn’t need much to take it to the rafters. No pyrotechnics, no army of back up dancers, no elaborate staging — not even a pair of shoes. Just her charisma, pipes and hips.”

In keeping with Shakira’s inspired originality, as well as her sensual rhythms and deliciously unpredictable spirit, the tour promises to push the limits of the live concert experience, bringing fans a pulsating spectacle crossing all musical boundaries.

In addition to her summer tour, Shakira will take the stage at some of the year’s hottest summer festivals including London’s legendary Glastonbury Festival and Rock In Rio in Lisbon and Madrid. Shakira’s song, “Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)” has also been selected as the official anthem of the 2010 World Cup.

Shakira will perform songs from her collection of smash hits and her new album, She Wolf, released in the US on November 23rd, 2009, by Epic Records. The album is the follow-up to 2005′s Platinum certified album Oral Fixation Vol. 2, which spawned the hit single “Hips Don’t Lie” reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 which was #1 in 55 countries and became the most played song in the history of US pop radio. The critically acclaimed She Wolf continues to grow in popularity with the recent release of the album’s third single, “Gypsy,” preceded by hit singles “She Wolf” and “Give It Up To Me”, featuring Lil Wayne. Shakira made Billboard chart history again in 2010 with her 17th top five hit on the Latin Pop Airplay chart with “Gitana,” giving her the most top five titles by a female artist in the chart’s 16-year history.

Shakira is a Grammy-award winning singer/songwriter, an entertainer, record producer and advocate for universal education. She is the founder and President of the Barefoot Foundation (Pies Descalzos), a founding member of the ALAS Foundation and an ambassador for 1GOAL and UNICEF.

SOURCE Live Nation